{"title":"Abuse and Domestic Violence BOOKS","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking this a better world one book at a time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRDR Publishers courageously publishes books on all forms of abuse: child abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, religious abuse, and ritual abuse. Books by lawyers, therapists, professors, victims, survivors, etc. Our intended audience is vast: victims\/survivors to help them heal, therapists\/counselors\/professors to enhance their professional skills in dealing with their clients, policy makers\/legislators to wake up and change laws to protect the victims rather than enable the abusers, and anyone who wants be informed about the realities of this serious issue in our culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-quincy-solution-stop-domestic-violence-and-save-500-billion-by-barry-goldstein","title":"THE QUINCY SOLUTION: Stop Domestic Violence and Save $500 Billion by Barry Goldstein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen was the last time you were filled with hope? How about right now?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs we struggle to better protect battered and sexually abused women and children, communities in the US have successfully reduced domestic violence – dramatically.  And saved millions and millions of dollars.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the \u003cstrong\u003eQuincy Solution\u003c\/strong\u003e was adopted in the rest of the country we could save $500 billion!  And millions of women and children would sleep at night, knowing they no longer had anything, or anyone, to fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out, in \u003cstrong\u003eBarry Goldstein’s\u003c\/strong\u003e important and meticulously-researched book, how Quincy, San Diego, and Nashville tackled the problem; and won.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Quincy Solution\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Quincy-Solution-Domestic-Violence-Billion-ebook\/dp\/B00OKZVEPQ\/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1416369698\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=The+Quincy+Solution\"\u003eThis book is available as a Kindle e-Book for $9.95. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I can’t help but think of all the courageous women who died and all the anguished faces of the children they left behind -- who might have been saved by this book.”~ \u003cstrong\u003eRita Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e, Former Executive Director, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Barry Goldstein compiles shocking data showing how our legal system enables violence against women and children.  Buy this book.”~ \u003cstrong\u003eWendy Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e, New England Law Boston, Author “\u003cem\u003eAnd Justice For Some\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Domestic violence can be stopped.  This book proves it.”~ \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Willis\u003c\/strong\u003e, Survivor, Founder Stop Abuse Campaign \u003ca title=\"Andrew Willis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dTvXq9DK0JA\"\u003e(See Andrew Willis on YouTube.)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Barry Goldstein has eloquently captured the crisis that is domestic violence in America today, but his real gift is that of hope.”  ~ \u003cstrong\u003eSarah Buel\u003c\/strong\u003e, Survivor, Advocate, Law Professor, and former Quincy Prosecutor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A must-read for advocates, police officers, lawyers, judges, and anyone who cares about saving the lives of domestic violence victims.” ~ \u003cstrong\u003eLt. Mark Wynn\u003c\/strong\u003e (ret), Nashville PD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A long-awaited, desperately-needed gift to battered women and their children.  This plan could become the Holy Grail of custody litigation.”~ \u003cstrong\u003eMo Therese Hannah\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ph.D., Chair of the Battered Mothers Custody Conference\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Preventing domestic violence can interrupt the cycle of violence that harms children, families, and communities.  It’s critical to use science to demonstrate what works, then move from science to practice.”~ \u003cstrong\u003eLinda C. Degutis\u003c\/strong\u003e, DrPH, MSN, Former Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Shocked to learn the courts don’t already make the health and safety of children priority one when deciding custody and visitation.”~ \u003cstrong\u003eKelly Rutherford\u003c\/strong\u003e, Actress\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eales of this book support the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"NCADV National Coalition Against Domestic Violence\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncadv.org\/\"\u003eNational Coalition Against Domestic Violence\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand the \u003ca title=\"Stop Abuse Campaign\" href=\"http:\/\/stopabusecampaign.com\/\"\u003eStop Abuse Campaign's implementation of the Quincy Model.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor resources worldwide, go to \u003ca title=\"Resources worldwide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mysticmag.com\/psychic-reading\/domestic-violence-resource-guide\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.mysticmag.com\/psychic-reading\/domestic-violence-resource-guide\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Barry Goldstein\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barrygoldstein.net\/\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR:\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarry Goldstein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e has spent his career stopping men’s violence against women and preventing adverse childhood experiences to children. He is a passionate and sought-after speaker. But for three brave children, Barry is “the believer” who saved them from a childhood of torture when the judge, law guardian, evaluator, and caseworker assumed they were lying. This is his fifth groundbreaking book about domestic violence and custody. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert D. 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This book presents the stories of ten women as they fought the courts and their abusers to gain safety for themselves and their children. Goldstein demonstrates how courts handle divorce, custody, visitation, support, child abuse, marital property, orders of protection, and crimes when domestic violence erupts. He also discusses the common tactics abusers use to maintain control over their partners. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe average abused wife makes seven attempts to leave her abuser. Each time she learns more about the resources available. By providing information about how to leave someone who is abusing you, this book makes it easier for women to escape. The brave women described in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScared To Leave, Afraid to Stay\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eall faced serious hardships and threats, but they found there can be a better life. None of them ever chose to go back to a life of violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e    •\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScared To Leave, Afraid to Stay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e shows how ten women left their abusers and what happened to them before, during, and after leaving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e    •\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScared To Leave, Afraid to Stay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e offers practical advice to women facing the difficulties of domestic violence and helps them find the resources necessary to escape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e    •\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScared To Leave, Afraid to Stay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e answers such questions as: Why do women stay with men who abuse them? What happens to the children? Are judges always reasonable, and is there more they can do to end domestic violence? What causes men to abuse their partners? Don't women also abuse men? And most importantly, how can we end domestic violence?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarry Goldstein\u003c\/strong\u003e has practiced law in New York since 1978. He served on the Board of Directors of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Sisters’ Place\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the leading domestic violence agencies in the country for fourteen years. He spent four years as Chairperson. As a re-sult, many domestic violence agencies have referred clients to Mr. Goldstein because he is one of the few lawyers with expertise in domestic violence and because of his willingness to take cases on a pro bono or reduced fee basis. Mr. Goldstein has also worked with the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunity Change Project of the Volunteer Counseling Service\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003eRockland County, New York, \u003c\/strong\u003esince January of 1999 teaching domestic violence classes for men who have been convicted of domestic violence crimes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Reed Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":801015643,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/9689\/products\/Scared_to_Leave_Afraid_to_Stay_cover.jpg?v=1408861129"},{"product_id":"out-of-the-cocoon-a-young-womans-courageous-flight-from-the-grip-of-a-religious-cult-by-brenda-lee","title":"Out of the Cocoon: A Young Woman's Courageous Flight from the Grip of a Religious Cult by Brenda Lee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Out-Cocoon-Womans-Courageous-Religious-ebook\/dp\/B004LGRYLM\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=undefined\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0026amp;keywords=Out+of+the+Cocoon+by+Brenda+Lee\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS BOOK IS NOW ONLY AVAILABLE ON KINDLE (click here).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this very moment, there are millions of cult members worldwide. Do you think you could never become one of them? Think again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrenda Lee has written a heart-wrenching, yet inspiring tale about her battle to escape from a religious cult—that of Jehovah's Witnesses—after enduring decades of dysfunction and abuse. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut of the Cocoon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a remarkable story about how a single visit from two seemingly “nice” strangers nearly cost her everything, including her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis story begins at the pinnacle of the author’s desperation, by relaying a chilling fantasy she created when she was twelve years old. After accomplishing her grisly, murderous task within the security of a dream, she poses a disturbing question that sets the stage for the rest of her story: \u003cem\u003eWhat could make a child so angry that she would fantasize about taking away the lives of the two people who gave her life?\u003c\/em\u003e To understand Brenda’s fragile emotional state, we have to go back to the beginning, when her childhood innocence reigned and unconditional love was abundant – when she didn’t feel all alone in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn subsequent chapters, author Brenda Lee transports the reader back in time to relive the innocence of her childhood on a 100-year-old farm in rural Pennsylvania, where her carefree days were filled by swinging from vines, raising farm animals as pets, romping through the forests with her cousins, and plunging from the hayloft. Once “The Friends” knock on the door, however, her childhood and innocence dramatically disappear. But Brenda Lee refuses to become a victim and, like a butterfly, she learns to change the world within her when her external world becomes unbearable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter surviving years of stifling oppression and isolation, Brenda emerges from her cocoon and struggles to take flight. As she tries to fit into society as a young adult, she learns some startling things about her family, this “wicked world,” and herself.  In time, she learns to forgive not only those who tormented her, but also the mother who disowned her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eOut of the Cocoon\u003c\/strong\u003e is a powerful and touching account of one young woman’s journey to freedom from repression and religious intolerance. I picked it up one evening and couldn’t stop reading until I was finished late that night. It will hold you like a compelling paperback novel and touch you on the deeper levels of spiritual freedom and growth.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e Steve Chandler\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author of\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Fearless\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eOut of the Cocoon\u003c\/strong\u003e is a story about the damage a cult can do to a loving family and shows the long-lasting ripple effect that can affect a child later in life. Courage to go against the current comes from deep inside a person when it would be much easier to go with the flow. Brenda Lee is one of those who has shown such courage. Like the young man David who picked up three stones and slung them at the giant, Goliath, Brenda Lee chose to pick up her pen to shatter the Watchtower's image, just as it tried to shatter hers. I applaud her courage, and her strength to discover the person she truly is - against all odds.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Roy Milton, Author of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTruth or Consequences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.outofthecocoon.net\/author.aspx\" title=\"Brenda Lee\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#0000a0\" style=\"color: #0000a0;\"\u003eBrenda Lee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/a\u003egraduated with honors from Barnes Business College in Denver, Colorado, after successfully completing business and legal courses. Early on, she began her love of writing through journaling and as the editor of her high school’s creative writing project entitled, “Special Feelings.” She is an active member of the Foothills Writers’ group in Colorado. Brenda also produces and edits an internationally distributed monthly newsletter to help former cult members take flight. 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Click here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eAllegations of ritual abuse are universal and mental health professionals, theologians, law enforcers, scholars, victim advocates, and others struggle to comprehend the enormity of the devastation left in the wake of these heinous acts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#800000\" size=\"5\" style=\"color: #800000; font-size: x-large;\"\u003eRitual Abuse in the Twenty-first Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eaddresses the concerns that naturally evolve from any discussion of this phenomenon from the perspectives of professionals, advocates, and survivors from around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eHow valid are the survivors’ stories?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eIs there evidence?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eWhat are the consequences of these acts to the individual and society?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eWhy have these allegations been ignored or discredited whenever they have surfaced?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe authors of these chapters respond to these and other questions in an effort to illustrate the constellation of psychological, health, legal, criminal, societal, and spiritual ramifications of ritual abuse. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eChapters address current issues including ritually based crime, civil suits involving allegations of ritual abuse, that are universal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe value of understanding ritual trauma for diagnostic and treatment applications is discussed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e TABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditors’ Dedication \u003c\/strong\u003e...7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaphael \u003c\/strong\u003e(US) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDana Raphael, PhD, is a medical anthropologist, co-founder with Margaret Mead of the Human Lactation Center, a non-governmental organization, in Westport, Connecticut.  (danaraphael@earthlink.net)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoblitt \u003c\/strong\u003e(US) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e11\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1: Rituals: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoblitt\u003c\/strong\u003e (US) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e17\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRandy Noblitt, PhD, (Editor), is the Director of the Clinical PsyD Program and Professor, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in Los Angeles, California and co-author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCult and Ritual Abuse\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e(rabuster@aol.com)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2: Redefining the Language of Ritual Abuse and the Politics that Dictate It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoblitt \u0026amp; Perskin-Noblitt\u003c\/strong\u003e (US) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e21\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePamela Perskin Noblitt, editor, is a researcher and survivor advocate in Los Angeles, California and co-author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCult and Ritual Abuse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. (rabuster@aol.com) \u0026amp; Randy Noblitt, PhD, (Editor), is the Director of the Clinical PsyD Program and Professor, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in Los Angeles, California and co-author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCult and Ritual Abuse\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e(rabuster@aol.com)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3: Exploring Commonalities Reported by Adult Survivors of Extreme \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbuse: Preliminary Empirical Findings\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRutz, Becker, Overkamp, \u0026amp; Karriker\u003c\/strong\u003e (US \u0026amp; GER) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e31\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThorsten Becker is a researcher, activist, and cult counselor\/social worker in Lueneburg, Germany (mail@BeckerTho.de), Wanda Karriker, PhD, is a retired psychologist in North Carolina, and author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMorning Come Quickly\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e(sandime@twave.net), Bettina Overcamp, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of (complex) dissociative disorders in a hospital setting and since 2006, Board Member of the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD), \u0026amp; Carol Rutz is a survivor, survivor advocate, and author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Nation Betrayed\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e(casey@dmci.net)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4: Guidelines to Differential Diagnosis between Schizophrenia and Ritual \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbuse\/Mind Control Traumatic Stress\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLacter \u0026amp; Lehman\u003c\/strong\u003e (US) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e85\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEllen P. Lacter, PhD, is a psychologist in San Diego, California. (ellenlacter@earthlink.net)\u0026amp; Karl Douglas Lehman, MD, is a psychiatrist in Evanston, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5: Out of the Shadows: Re-envisioning the Debate on Ritual Abuse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalter \u003c\/strong\u003e(Australia) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e153\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Salter is a social worker and PhD candidate in Australia. (msalter@asca.org.au)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6: The Politics of the “False Memory” Controversy: The Making of an\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAcademic Urban Legend\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaschke\u003c\/strong\u003e (US) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e175\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarl Raschke, PhD, is the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Denver, Colorado, and author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePainted Black\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e(crascke@DU.edu)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7: Interrelated Moral Panics and Counter-panics: The Cult Brainwashing \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePanic and The False Memory\/ Ritual Abuse Moral Panic\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatchen \u003c\/strong\u003e(US) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e191\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartin Katchen, PhD, is a sociologist, researcher, teacher and author who contributed to \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Darkness\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e(katchen@inreach.com)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8: Re-Searching for New Perspectives: Ritual Abuse\/Ritual Violence as \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdeologically Motivated Crime\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecker \u003c\/strong\u003e(GER) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e235\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThorsten Becker is a researcher, activist, and cult counselor\/social worker in Germany. (mail@BeckerTho.de)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9: Terrorism is the Ritual Abuse of the Twenty-first Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoeli \u0026amp; Prattos\u003c\/strong\u003e (Israel \u0026amp; Greece) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e259\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrances R. Yoeli is a psychotherapist and EMDR specialist in Israel yoeli@maoz.org.il \u0026amp; Tessa Prattos, PhD, is a psychologist and EMDR specialist in Athens, Greece. (tessapra@otenet.gr)\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10: The RAINS Network in the UK (Ritual Abuse Information Network and Support)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuck \u003c\/strong\u003e(England) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e305\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSandra Buck, MD, is a community pediatrician working in an inner city area in Nottingham, England. (sandrabuck2003@yahoo.co.uk)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11: Ritual Abuse—A Personal Account And the Unpublished Police Guidelines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMallard\u003c\/strong\u003e (England) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e325\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarole Mallard is a retired police officer in Hertfordshire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12: The Orkney “Satanic Abuse Case:” Who Cared About the Children?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNelson\u003c\/strong\u003e (Scotland) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e335\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Nelson, PhD, is a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Sarah.Nelson@ed.ac.uk)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13: Our Father Who Art in Hell: A Factual Account\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFröhling \u003c\/strong\u003e(Germany) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e353\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUrsula (Ulla) Brigitte Fröhling is a journalist in Hamburg, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(froehling@microglobe.com; www.ourfatherinhell.com)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14: Where are We Now? Ritual Abuse, Dissociation, Police and the Media\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSinason, Galton, \u0026amp; Leevers\u003c\/strong\u003e (England) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e361\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValerie Sinason, PhD, is a psychologist in London, England and author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreating Survivors of Satanist Abuse: An Invisible Trauma\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eGraeme Galton is a is a Consultant psychoanalytic psychotherapist who works at the Clinic for Dissociative Studies \u0026amp; David Leevers, MSc.,is an engineer and inventor who worked on the European Commission Sustainability Projects and focused on the interface between technology, invention and psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15: A Therapeutic Relationship: Shifting Boundaries in the Service of Healing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrown\u003c\/strong\u003e (South Africa) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e379\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLorna Joan Brown, PhD, is a psychologist, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 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(dralison@shaw.ca)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 18: Ritual Abuse Survivors: Diverse, Yet Similar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRiseman\u003c\/strong\u003e (US) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e477\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean Riseman, is a survivor, survivor advocate, and the editor of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurvivorship\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ein\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSan Francisco, California. (www.survivorship.org, rahome@ra-info.org)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 19: Patterns in Mind-Control: A First Person Account\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFotheringham \u003c\/strong\u003e(Canada) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003e489\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrish Fotheringham is a survivor in Canada. 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This book reads like a mystery novel with clues coming along a little at a time in an effort to solve the whole puzzle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat will you gain from reading this book?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn understanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the depth of despair, terror, rage, and self-hatred that comes from a childhood of ritual abuse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRealization \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the need to face painful feelings in order to discover one's truth and one's past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo know \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhat it is like to live with Dissociative Identity Disorder, both before and after one acknowledges one's other personalities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecognition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the importance of being believed by one's therapist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA deep respect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for ritual abuse survivors, for the horrors that they endured as children and that they must again face to heal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn appreciation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor what a powerful soothing effect a compassionate partner can have, and the toll that this level of abuse takes on loved ones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn awareness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the enormous gift that a prior abuser bestows by validating a victim's abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA grasp\u003c\/strong\u003e of the value of artistic expression in self-discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA reverence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the central place of spiritual faith for healing from a childhood of ritual abuse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~\u003cstrong\u003e Ellen Lacter, Ph.D., \u003cspan\u003eCalifornia licensed psychologist specializing\u003cbr\u003ein the treatment of dissociative disorders and ritual abuse trauma,\u003cbr\u003eand activist on behalf of victims \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.endritualabuse.org\/\" _cke_saved_href=\"http:\/\/www.endritualabuse.org\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewww.endritualabuse.org\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE TITLE:  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title is inspired by a Bible verse \u003cstrong\u003e(Isaiah 43:2)\u003c\/strong\u003e that came to Anna Thomas in a dream that she believes was sent from God as a message of assurance and signifies the intensity of the struggles encountered. 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This book will strike a chord with any reader.”   – Deb Schierbeck, LCPC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Reading this book is like opening a window to the soul, one that may have been muddling through each day, unaware that the truth of our adult existence lies within our past experiences.  This author has brought to light the powerful message that by communicating with our inner child, by loving our past selves, by protecting and cherishing that child that we all keep hidden within, we can become the person we were put on this earth to be.  We can be free, happy, and fulfilled.  By reading this book, I came to understand that my inner child (which I had not realized existed) was crying out to be heard and loved and healed.  As the author explains, the process of healing will take work, but the effort will be totally worthwhile.  Thank you, Jan Frazier, for bringing clarity and hope to my journey to become a fully realized adult, one who appreciates the child within but accepts the responsibilities of an adult to make life truly rewarding.” – Christy Loy, secondary teacher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Through J.E. 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Nick feels bad for the handicapped kid and realizes that despite what he always thought, life isn’t very fair. He becomes more intrigued when Mike explains why people, and even animals, eventually go swimming on the moon.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTo order this book, go to\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Swimming-Moon-Nicholas-Hill-ebook\/dp\/B00FA8KX22\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1416368584\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0026amp;keywords=Swimming+on+the+Moon\" title=\"Swimming on the Moon\"\u003e AMAZON for the KINDLE BOOK\u003c\/a\u003e or to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/swimming-on-the-moon-nicholas-hill\/1117776245?ean=2940148991687\" _cke_saved_href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/swimming-on-the-moon-nicholas-hill\/1117776245?ean=2940148991687\"\u003eBarnes and Noble for the NOOK BOOK.\u003c\/a\u003e NOTE: This book is only an e-book at this point and is not available in print. See the author, Nicholas Hill, on youtube talking about his \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BjG4jzj-eU8\" _cke_saved_href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BjG4jzj-eU8\"\u003ebook.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the late 1980’s in a suburb in Long Island, New York, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00FA8KX22\/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\u0026amp;pf_rd_s=center-2\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=11PJ00F007H7NXM3HNJA\u0026amp;pf_rd_t=101\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=1630072222\u0026amp;pf_rd_i=507846\" _cke_saved_href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00FA8KX22\/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\u0026amp;pf_rd_s=center-2\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=11PJ00F007H7NXM3HNJA\u0026amp;pf_rd_t=101\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=1630072222\u0026amp;pf_rd_i=507846\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming on the Moon \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eis the story of a remarkable bond between a teenager and an older handicapped kid who couldn’t be more different. In the story, the younger boy Nick is able to transcend the typical ignorance and prejudices of the other kids around him as he attempts to teach Mike about sports, life and love, and answers all the other questions that he asks.  In the end however, it is the youngster who ends up learning from Mike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00FA8KX22\/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\u0026amp;pf_rd_s=center-2\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=11PJ00F007H7NXM3HNJA\u0026amp;pf_rd_t=101\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=1630072222\u0026amp;pf_rd_i=507846\" _cke_saved_href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00FA8KX22\/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\u0026amp;pf_rd_s=center-2\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=11PJ00F007H7NXM3HNJA\u0026amp;pf_rd_t=101\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=1630072222\u0026amp;pf_rd_i=507846\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming on the Moon \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eis based on a true story and spans two years of the brief, but riveting relationship that develops between the two young men.  It is full of hysterical, sometimes embarrassing events in the life of Mike, as well as some wild adventures, and ultimately, even a swim on the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e·\u003cspan\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA great book for anyone who loved Forrest Gump!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e·\u003cspan\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lesson in expanding emotional boundaries for those special-needs students\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e·\u003cspan\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA timeless tale of a remarkable relationship between a handicapped boy and a young, undaunted teen who was willing to have an open mind towards those who were different form him and his “normal” friends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e·\u003cspan\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn entertaining story for all middle school and high school students that can relate to the everyday life of the characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e·\u003cspan\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA perfect book for required reading in middle and high school classes for \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bullyingawarenessweek.org\/\" _cke_saved_href=\"http:\/\/www.bullyingawarenessweek.org\/\"\u003eAnti-bullying Week\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pacer.org\/bullying\/nbpm\/\" _cke_saved_href=\"http:\/\/www.pacer.org\/bullying\/nbpm\/\"\u003e Anti-bullying Month, \u003c\/a\u003eand \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cute-calendar.com\/event\/international-stand-up-to-bullying-day\/11280-world.html\" _cke_saved_href=\"http:\/\/www.cute-calendar.com\/event\/international-stand-up-to-bullying-day\/11280-world.html\"\u003eInternational Anti-bullying Day\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e·\u003cspan\u003e             \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollege students will learn a lot analyzing and evaluating the unique human relationship that developed between a handicapped older teen and a young, eager-to-help teen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: NICHOLAS HILL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor eight years, Nicholas was a teacher in a middle school and high school in Long Island New York, and in New York City.  During this time, in order to encourage more reading, Hill started writing and re-telling stories that he had written over the years, generally geared towards entertaining the most challenging students. Combined with his childhood experiences, and his overactive imagination, he would create stories that always caught the interest of his student audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHill enjoys writing in the narrative, or first person, as he believes this techniques allows him to act out the character so that the reader could also become the main character, and therefore would witness events as they were seeing and feeling them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA few years ago, Nicholas decided to leave teaching in order to raise his two young daughters, realizing that it was a rather unique opportunity. Since that time, Mr. Hill has written a half dozen books, including a religious trilogy that he hopes to have published someday. Previously, he has also written articles for a Long Island newspaper, and has also written public speeches for some local politicians.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nicholas Hill now writes full-time. 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As she declares, \"I wanted to reveal all the secrets, myths, and superstitions that ran rampant throughout our lives.\" We travel with her from family roots in Greece to early life in Martins Ferry, Ohio, on to life with poet James Wright in Seattle and Minneapolis, and finally after divorce to San Francisco, remarriage and a career as a family counselor. Taking \"the road less traveled,\" the author gives us a tale of trials, travail, and triumph. It is a joy to the spirit\u003c\/em\u003e. – \u003cstrong\u003eLarry Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMilldust and Roses:  Memoirs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eATTENTION college professors and students as well as all who want a really good read:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is also now available on \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Libertys-Quest-Compelling-Winners-ebook\/dp\/B0051BCECU\/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1311628579\u0026amp;sr=1-2\" _cke_saved_href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Libertys-Quest-Compelling-Winners-ebook\/dp\/B0051BCECU\/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1311628579\u0026amp;sr=1-2\"\u003eKindle (click here).\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eLiberty Kovacs’\u003c\/span\u003e life story has all the elements of the American Dream, both its myth and its reality. 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Pol Pot targeted for extermination certain minorities, the educated, and all those who had any connection with the former regime. Cambodia was to return to the “Year Zero,” a pre-history – where no hint of Western influence would exist.  Because Mac Leng was a former school principal and an army intelligence officer under the Lon Nol regime, he had a double target on his back. \u003cstrong\u003eMac and Simone Leng survived almost unendurable conditions for three years, eight months, and twenty days.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is their heartrending story of resilience, courage, and the power of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINVISIBLE: Surviving the Cambodian Genocide\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Cambodian couple’s moving, personal, and straightforward story of living through one of the major disasters of the twentieth century. Millions of the Cambodian survivors of the 1975–1979 genocide have their own heart-rending accounts of what happened to them, packed like this book with dramatic, tragic events, individually experienced but in many respects similar because of the nature, ambition, and power of the Pol Pot regime. Surprisingly few of their accounts have appeared in English. This is a valuable addition to what we know. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e~ Ben Kiernan, author of H\u003cem\u003eow Pol Pot Came to Power\u003c\/em\u003e and T\u003cem\u003ehe Pol Pot Regime: Race, Power and Genocide in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge\u003c\/em\u003e, 1975–1979, A. 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At the Air Force Academy, she developed and taught a course titled “War Crimes, Genocide, and Human Rights.” Her areas of expertise are International Law and Gender Violence. At the Air Force Academy, she developed and taught a course titled “War Crimes, Genocide, and Human Rights.” Her areas of expertise are International Law and Gender Violence. In fall 2017 she will be a Visiting Lecturer in Political Science at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She has served as a Fulbright-Hays Scholar in South Africa and a Fulbright Scholar in Mongolia, where she taught International Law at the School of Diplomacy, National University of Mongolia, in Ulaanbaatar. 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Lostroh,\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDave McCone, Douglas Miles, and Erika Vida\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Domestic Violence eBook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08W3N6FVN\"\u003eClick here to get the Kindle eBook.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wordrefiner.com\/book-reviews\/domestic-violence-tragedy-and-hope\" title=\"Mark's Review\"\u003eSEE THE REVIEW BY WORD REFINER HERE.\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a discussion of the magnitude of the problem of domestic violence, the authors present a fictional narrative of \"Suzanne,\" whose relationship with her intimate partner dissolves into abuse and violence, both physical and emotional. What follows is expert commentary on her story by law enforcement, a judge and former district attorney, victim advocate, therapist, and survivor, which provide a unique exploration of the tragedy of abuse and potential means by which it can be addressed. The main theme of the book is the tendency to \"blame the victim\" for staying in an abusive relationship and the need to understand why leaving can be so difficult and dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis book,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Tragedy and Hope,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e starts with a compelling domestic violence story.  This book provides an analysis of the story by experienced and expert professionals from all the relevant fields to help us learn from the powerful story. I was especially interested in the law enforcement professional who said when police take a DV call the alleged abuser almost always lies. This interested me because family court professionals do not know what police experts know and so keep forcing children to live with abusers.”  ~ \u003cstrong\u003eBarry Goldstein\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author of \u003cem\u003eT\u003ca title=\"The Quincy Solution\" href=\"https:\/\/rdrpublishers.com\/products\/the-quincy-solution-stop-domestic-violence-and-save-500-billion-by-barry-goldstein?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=f9a60bc35\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/rdrpublishers.com\/products\/the-quincy-solution-stop-domestic-violence-and-save-500-billion-by-barry-goldstein?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=f9a60bc35\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ehe Quincy Solution: Stop Domestic Violence\u003c\/a\u003e and save $500 Billion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eScared to Leave, \u003ca title=\"Scared to Leave, Afraid to Stay\" href=\"https:\/\/rdrpublishers.com\/products\/scared-to-leave-afraid-to-stay-paths-from-family-violence-to-safety-by-barry-goldstein?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=f9a60bc35\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/rdrpublishers.com\/products\/scared-to-leave-afraid-to-stay-paths-from-family-violence-to-safety-by-barry-goldstein?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=f9a60bc35\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eAfraid to Stay: \u003c\/a\u003ePaths from Family Violence to Safety\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Professor Pilch and her collaborators capture the dynamics of domestic violence by presenting “Suzanne’s” case history, a composite, and then offering commentaries from the perspectives of psychology, law enforcement, victims’ advocacy, and the courts. The result is a heightened appreciation of the complexity of this “pandemic.... raging in our country” alongside COVID-19 and of how diverse causes and potential interventions intersect. Clearly written with minimal jargon, the book offers valuable insights both to professionals and to the broader public.”  ~\u003cstrong\u003e David Price,\u003c\/strong\u003e U. S. House of Representatives (D – NC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book is hard to read. That is why we must read it and seek to understand. Years ago, I rode wearing a bulletproof vest with the DVERT group described in these pages to observe the innovative multi-disciplinary teamwork in use to address this unbelievable problem of abuse and violence. The experience changed me. I hope this book will change you if you are not familiar with the gravity of domestic violence and the hope we can bring with understanding and action. This book will make you think, offer hope, and hopefully drive action. Supporting action to combat this insidious violence is one of the most important things we individually and collectively can do. I commend the authors and recommend their work to you.”  \u003cstrong\u003e~ Pam Shockley-Zalabak, Ph.D\u003c\/strong\u003e., Chancellor Emerita, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and President, CommuniCon, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor resources around the world, go to \u003ca title=\"DV Resources worldwide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mysticmag.com\/psychic-reading\/domestic-violence-resource-guide\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.mysticmag.com\/psychic-reading\/domestic-violence-resource-guide\/ \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove Her Before You Judge Her, Music and Lyrics\u003c\/strong\u003e by Amanda Udis-Kessler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTRIBUTORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDomestic Violence: The Magnitude of the Problem\u003c\/strong\u003e by Frances T. Pilch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzanne’s Story\u003c\/strong\u003e by Janet Kerr\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePsychological Commentary\u003c\/strong\u003e by Janet Kerr\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaw Enforcement Commentary\u003c\/strong\u003e by Howard Black\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictim Advocate’s Commentary\u003c\/strong\u003e by Erika Vida\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunity Resources for Victims of Domestic Violence\u003c\/strong\u003e by Janet Kerr\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDVERT: Law Enforcement Commentary\u003c\/strong\u003e by Howard Black\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudge and District Attorney Commentary \u003c\/strong\u003eby Doug Miles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rest of the Story: Law Enforcement\u003c\/strong\u003e by Howard Black\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObservations from the Trenches\u003c\/strong\u003e by Patrica L. Lostroh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rest of the Story: A Survivor Speaks\u003c\/strong\u003e by Anonymous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResources\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColorado\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks and Articles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Your Publisher's Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbuse is Not an Option\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrances T. Pilch is Professor Emeritus in Political Science at the United States Air Force Academy. She has written extensively on violence against women, especially as a weapon of war, and on genocide. 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Not infrequently, you may not even be aware that this atrocious event ever took place.  If not you, perhaps a friend’s life is often askew, and you either know or suspect that she\/he was abused many years ago.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemons Hidden Within\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e Susan Montgomery examines her life. She examines her life as a survivor of her father’s sexual abuse, and her often strange behavior as an adult is explained by numerous references to the relevant psychological literature.   Beginning with the help of a psychotherapist after a family tragedy, Susan’s perceptive understanding of the underpinnings of her thinking and actions eventually brought her healing and emotional peace.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut there is much more:  Susan’s true story includes running away with her three children, a sudden abduction off the streets of Chicago, having two babies born at home, a non-romantic sexual affair with a friend, and her son’s suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen eleven she suffered sexual abuse at the hands of her father. With virtually no resources available, she buried the memory, which seemed moderately successful in that she finished college, married her childhood sweetheart, and had three wonderful children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as a young adult, her behavior began exhibiting self-destructive tendencies, the first being a life-threatening loss of weight.  If queried, she would have been unable to explain this or other aberrant behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevastated by the suicide of her 16-year-old son, she sought psychotherapy, where she began to better understand the underpinnings of her bizarre behavior.  This quest became the basis of \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemons Hidden Within\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e Here, 85 references from the psychological literature clearly link her strange behavior to the underlying, but unrecognized effects of the sexual abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e  \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReactions from Readers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e“Here is a book, the writing of which has clearly played a key role in the author’s long, and at times bedeviled, path toward recovery from childhood sexual abuse, that serves as an ‘intervention’ bringing hope, inspiration, and guidance for others who have been similarly victimized. It is, in fact, a story that will resonate with anyone whose life has become unhinged by a traumatic event that has left them feeling alone, isolated from the world around them, yet fearing the consequences from sharing their ‘secret’ and feelings with others” \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e~ W. H., VP, Major Transportation Company\/Retired \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eI had to take a few days ‘off’ to digest and internalize what I’d read . . . you and I have so many parallels; your clarity of vision on those behaviors and your objective evaluation, especially the tone of self-forgiveness, were a tremendous boon for me. In summary, I enjoyed every moment of my time with you in your journey. You truly have an amazingly important story to tell!\u003cbr\u003e    “So much of your story resonates quite deeply with me . . . I acted out in a very similar fashion, and it has been startling to read that so much of what you felt and did parallels my own journey!” \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e~ A. O\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e., \u003c\/em\u003eExecutive, Health Association\/Retired\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe reading . . . experience has had a . . . profound impact on me. \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDemons Hidden Within\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e needs to be in the hands, hearts, and minds of LOTS of people . . . The extensive research, the courage, the openness, the format all blends so very, very well. I can easily identify other ‘hurting’ people . . . who COULD and\/or WOULD benefit from your story.\u003cbr\u003e     “Please push hard to get this STORY into the hands of those who can initiate an intervention into many lives, as therapists, counselors, and in the right hands, as a friend.” \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e~ \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD. R., Teacher\/Counselor\/Retired\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e“Compelling; very well written.” \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e~\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eM. H., Director, Religious Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e “I was a social worker for 13 years, a therapist for 10 years, and now an editor\/book cover designer for 13 years, and in all my 75 years on this planet, I have never ever encountered a person who did such a deep study of the literature and applied it so courageously to her life. This book has impressed me beyond words. I see this book would be an EXCELLENT book for university courses in psychology, sociology, social work, and counseling (my majors!) and wish my old professors were still alive so I could send this book to them!!” \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~ C. L. 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Click here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an intimate and brave book published in 2006, \u003cstrong\u003eF\u003cem\u003eorgiveness and Child Abuse: Would YOU Forgive?\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eDr. Einhorn shared her horrific story of sadistic ritualistic child abuse and asked several people what they would do if they had her background. Fifty-three people responded, and their responses were so varied that everyone could resonate with some but not all because they were inherently contradictory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFast forward eighteen years, and author Dr. Einhorn has recovered more memories and wrote\u003cstrong\u003e “A New Beginning\u003c\/strong\u003e” in this book, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWOULD YOU FORGIVE? From Child Abuse to Self-Love.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eThis book includes the original 53 responses, with the bios of each contributor updated (a few of them have died).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEllen Lacter, a psychologist for victims of ritual abuse expanded upon her contribution with an in-depth analysis into abuser coercion of child abuse victims to harm other victims and its soul-crushing effects. In this re-release of Dr. Einhorn’s important book, the darkest capacities of wounded human souls to harm innocent children are met with the light of truth, compassion, and inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Every time I talk with another survivor about forgiveness, I am impressed by how complicated our questions are. What is forgiveness, exactly? Does it make a difference if the transgressor is amnesiac or conscious of the deed, repentant or not, coerced or acting freely, brainwashed from birth or indoctrinated as an adult? Are you morally obligated to forgive? Is forgiveness for the abuser or for yourself? I always end up with more questions than answers. ”This book, which I first read in 2006, offers a chance to delve deeply into the complexities with over fifty fascinating people. I can’t wait to get a copy!” ~ \u003cstrong\u003eJean Riseman Survivor, activist, author, retired social worker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“In this re-release of Dr. Einhorn’s important book, the darkest capacities of wounded human souls to harm innocent children are met with the light of truth, compassion, and inspiration.”   \u003cstrong\u003e~ Ellen Lacter, \u003c\/strong\u003ePsychologist, who expanded upon her contribution in this book with an in-depth analysis of abuser coercion of child abuse victims to harm other victims and its soul-crushing effects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “This book deals with one of the most despicable aspects of crime that plagues modern society... for its honest search for Truth, I find this book important and valuable... because it puts into perspective the evils of a Culture of Violence that dominates every aspect of human life today.”  \u003cstrong\u003e~Arun Gandhi, \u003c\/strong\u003eAuthor of\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Gandhi: Legacy of Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNON-FICTION\/SELF-HELP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback ISBN 13: 978-1-63821-497-7, 288 pages, 6 x 9, $16.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/WOULD-YOU-FORGIVE-Child-Self-Love-ebook\/dp\/B09RG1W7VV\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5J2EXELMEWV7\u0026amp;keywords=Would+You+Forgive%3F+by+Lois+Einhorn\u0026amp;qid=1650045477\u0026amp;s=digital-text\u0026amp;sprefix=would+you+forgive+by+lois+einhorn%2Cdigital-text%2C127\u0026amp;sr=1-1\" title=\"Kindle edition of WOULD YOU FORGIVE\"\u003eeBook ISBN: 978-1-63821-498-4, $8.99\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUHTOR NOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e This book is an update of a book done in 2006 (\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForgiveness and Child Abuse: Would YOU Forgive?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e) so some of the endorsers and people I express gratitude toward are no longer alive. Hopefully, the spirit of the book has been enhanced with additional years of healing and with more information and insights\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"_Toc94354165\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Toc85135661\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: LOIS EINHORN, Ph.D.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLois Einhorn, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a Professor of Rhetoric at the State University of New York's University Center at Binghamton for over forty years. Highly accomplished, she has published nine books and many articles; and she has received many honors, awards and grants including five major teaching awards—often the youngest then and since to receive these honors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLargely because of her new ideas and own personal forgiveness process resulting from writing \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForgiveness and Child Abuse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Dr. Einhorn was honored as a 2004 \u003cem\u003eHeroine of Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Peace \u003c\/em\u003eby\u003cem\u003e The World Forgiveness Alliance\u003c\/em\u003e, an award previously given to Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Desmond Tutu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLois was also recognized by \u003cem\u003eMarquis Who’s Who\u003c\/em\u003e for Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, as a Distinguished Humanitarian in 2018, and as a Distinguished Professional Woman in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA prolific author and dynamic speaker, she is widely recognized as an expert on the topic of forgiveness and is involved in national discussions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Einhorn published the following books: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEffective Employment Interviewing: Unlocking Human Potential; Abraham Lincoln the Orator: Penetrating the Lincoln Legend; Helen Keller, Public Speaker: Sightless But Seen, Deaf But Heard; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Native American Oral Tradition: Voices of the Spirit and Soul.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert D. Reed Publishers is the publisher of five books by Lois Einhorn: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eForgiveness and Child Abuse: Would You Forgive?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2006), \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompassionate Fairy Tales: A Mother Einhorn Collection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, illustrated by Debby Gwaltney (2011), \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy Do We All Love Dr. Seuss? Discovering the Mystery and Magic of an Icon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2012) and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePETE SEEGER’S PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: “Surrounding Hate and Forcing It to Surrender”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2022), and this book, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWould You Forgive: From Child Abuse to Self-Love \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(2022).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert D Reed Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39890975359037,"sku":"","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/9689\/products\/WOULDYOUFORGIVEFrontCover.jpg?v=1650045583"},{"product_id":"even-blue-birds-sing-by-karen-buyno","title":"Even Blue Birds Sing by Karen Buyno","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEven Blue Birds Sing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby Karen Buyno as told by Lisa Kobayashi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Even-Blue-Birds-Sing-Battered-ebook\/dp\/B09W44X79L\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=\u0026amp;sr=\" title=\"Even Blue Birds Sing on Kindle\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso available as a Kindle eBook. 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Now she must evade not only the man who wants her dead, but also a justice system intent on sending her to prison.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a tale of a mother who sacrifices everything to ensure her son’s happiness. She wants to tell him what happened, if only she could….\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b0b0b;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Toc99891885\" style=\"color: #0b0b0b;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Heading1Char\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: Karen Buyno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Heading1Char\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEducated in Maine schools, Karen Buyno has a degree in zoology\/medical technology and advance certification in cytogenetics. For over thirty-six years, she worked in the first clinical genetics lab in Maine, writing scientific papers, supervising operations, inspecting labs in other states, and developing a micro method for fluorescent \u003cem\u003ein situ\u003c\/em\u003e hybridization in cancer diagnosis to direct therapies. As part of the Eastern Maine Medical Center’s first Innovation Team and in conjunction with multiple clinical partners in central and Down East Maine, she chaired a panel of scientists interested in promoting personalized medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree to pursue other interests since retiring in 2011, she began writing creatively and taught herself to play violin. Mrs. Buyno now plays with the Florida Philharmonia Orchestra, chairs a book club, and participates in a writer’s club. Married, she currently divides her time between enjoying the couple’s five children and nine grandchildren, music, and writing.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e A Preponderance of Praise\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A story of intergenerational trauma, in turns harrowing and triumphant. This book is a celebration of a mother's love, despite all odds and many obstacles, and a shocking tale of how badly we, as a nation, fail our children and abuse survivors.” \u003cstrong\u003e~ Melanie Blow\u003c\/strong\u003e, executive director, Stop Abuse Campaign\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e“A riveting emotional rollercoaster. Such a heartbreaking true story you won’t be able to put it down.”  \u003cstrong\u003e~ Carole Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e, CORE Registered Paralegal (National Federation of Paralegal Associations)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “An important reality for far too many women and children.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e~ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Dezember\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author of \u003cem\u003eWild Conviction\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “A legal battle between a cruel abuser, uninterested in caring for his son against a safe, protective mother who sacrificed everything including her body to keep her son safe. It should have been the most lopsided battle possible and in our broken custody court system, it was. The abuser won custody and banished the mom. The media, court, and prosecutor assumed the mother was risking her life, her freedom, and her safety in a baseless vendetta against the father. They should know maternal instincts are about protecting children and not bogus alienation theories.”~ \u003cstrong\u003eBarry Goldstein\u003c\/strong\u003e, Domestic Violence Speaker, Advocate, and Author of \u003cem\u003eT\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rdrpublishers.com\/products\/the-quincy-solution-stop-domestic-violence-and-save-500-billion-by-barry-goldstein?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=81fbbae9c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"The Quincy Solution\"\u003ehe Quincy Solution: Stop Domestic Violence and Save $500\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rdrpublishers.com\/products\/the-quincy-solution-stop-domestic-violence-and-save-500-billion-by-barry-goldstein?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=81fbbae9c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"The Quincy Solution\"\u003e a\u003c\/a\u003end \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rdrpublishers.com\/products\/scared-to-leave-afraid-to-stay-paths-from-family-violence-to-safety-by-barry-goldstein?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=81fbbae9c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Scared to Leave\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eScared to Leave, Afraid to Stay: Paths from Family Violence to Safety\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Karen Buyno's crushingly beautiful story of trauma, intimate partner abuse, and custody loss depicts the stark realities faced by countless abused mothers who go through similar Kafkaesque legal nightmares in their attempts to protect themselves and their children. Her incredible narrative is punctuated by statistics that are painfully familiar to domestic violence advocates and that deserve to be brought to the attention of the general public. Her powerful story provides a clarion call for deep reform of the flawed system charged with protecting our nation's most vulnerable members--battered women and their children.” \u003cstrong\u003e~ Dr. Mo Hannah\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Psychology, Siena College, NY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e“A real-life drama that highlights another dimension of cruelty by one person against another. It knits the connections between early childhood abuse, with the probabilities of future victimization. The story will move your heart, while bringing about the strongest, natural indignation about America’s struggle with domestic violence and a personal need for taking action.” \u003cstrong\u003e~ Arthur Jette\u003c\/strong\u003e, Chapter Leader, Maine Chapter, Parents of Murdered Children\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Everyone and I mean EVERYONE needs to read this book—to understand the insanity of the courts when it comes to custody\/visitation with a dangerous parent, and also the depth of a mother’s love. This is a brutal book about a brutal subject, made beautiful by this survivor of multi-generation terrorizing finding and raising a clear, honest, and original voice.” \u003cem\u003e~ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrisha McLean\u003c\/strong\u003e, Founder\/President of Finding Our Voices: Survivors Breaking the Silence of Domestic Abuse at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.findingourvoices.net\"\u003ewww.findingourvoices.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Karen Buyno’s powerful narrative is raw, disturbing, and heartbreaking. It will leave the reader shaken and profoundly moved. I happen to serve on the board of CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children. CASA was founded to help judges make the wisest possible decisions in the best interests of the child. That certainly did not happen in this tragic case. Lisa suffered such injustice! 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The author, Donna Snyder-Smith, writes an honest tale from suffering to awakening, then to healing, all because of the horses in her life and the journey she has shared with them. The book reveals the horse's remarkable ability to reveal, through the unvarnished clarity of their emotions, a pathway to truth, for their owners and riders. Through the horse's examples, the past can be overcome, broken pieces can be put back together, and humans can find balance again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKidnapping, a sexual attack, and a shocking death ensnare a child's brain with a condition medical experts have only begun to investigate and understand. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe ALCHEMY OF  HORSES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a personal account of how PTSD drove the author's life without her knowledge, and how she kept the disorder from sinking her, through her association with horses. Each chapter tells a true story of an individual horse who helped her free herself from the iron grip of her history and become a well-respected, national professional in her field.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eENDORSEMENTS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e“Although I have known and admired Donna Snyder-Smith as a trainer, competitor, innovative and inspiring teacher, and author since the 60’s, I was not prepared for how deeply, reading her book \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, would touch me. I could not put it down! Now I find the depth of its impact is leaving me searching for words to communicate the unexpected extent of its effect on me, so I may write my testimonial.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e        “This captivating memoir delves deep into Donna's journey, revealing how, after retiring from a career that span more than a half-century dedicated to horses, she finally confronted the unacknowledged feelings of grief and desolation that haunted her during her lifetime. Emotions she would eventually discover stemmed from the PTSD brought on by early childhood trauma. Her heart-warming descriptions of the many horses, who graced her life and educated her, kept me reading long past midnight.  Donna's book is a must for anyone who has ever loved a horse or has been over-whelmed by unfounded fear.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e                                                ~ Linda Tellington-Jones Ph.D. (H)\u003cbr\u003e                                              Founder Tellington TTouch Method®\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e“\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e really delivers! A real page turner, this book is a fascinating journey through the author’s lifelong process of discovering the pieces of her childhood Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and progressively leaving their controlling clutches behind.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e       The honesty of animals, especially horses, allows many of us our first safe place where we can truly trust. In addition, horses instantly recognize whether we are living in integrity with ourselves; and if we are not, they can be incredible mentors on the road to finding that Truth…if we listen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e       I ran through a gamut of emotions reading this book, frequently having to remind myself to breathe as I shared Donna’s amazing adventures. I also learned things about my own self, and often lost sleep because I had a difficult time putting this book down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e        I highly recommend \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlchemy of Horses\u003c\/b\u003e to anyone who feels held back by the past, as well as those who work with horses and seek insight into the minds of these amazing beings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e               ~ Kim Walnes, Member US Equestrian Team 1980–86; Winner US National Championship at Rolex Lexington, Kentucky; and Individual Bronze Medal Winner, World Three-Day Event  Championship, Germany; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eTrainer\/Instructor\/Life-Relationship                   Coach with her teaching partners, The Gray Goose and  Gideon Goodheart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Standard\" style=\"text-indent: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e“\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a wonderful real-life story of how horses help humans to heal. The author writes an honest tale from suffering to an awakening, then to healing, all because of the horses in her life and the journey she shared with them. This book tells of horse's remarkable ability to demonstrate their clarity of emotions, sharing their secrets with their owners and riders if they will only listen. Through horses, the past can be overcome. Broken pieces can be brought together and a life restored to balance.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e                  ~Elisa Wilfong, Mother, and owner, rider and lover of horses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Standard\" style=\"text-indent: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eI first met Donna at a clinic we both attended when I was only 13. Thirty years later, we would meet again, this time at the large equestrian center I owned where she would teach for several years, during which time what I and my students learned from her was truly a gift. Her life story is a profound read revealing how her personal journey and the horses she worked with played into her long, successful career. Horse person or not, this book will touch anyone's soul who have dealt with personal trauma. I cannot recommend it enough.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e                         ~ Linda Robertson, Professional Riding Coach Retired; Former owner of Brentwood Oaks Equestrian Center\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Standard\" style=\"text-indent: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eFEEDBACK FROM AROUND THE WORLD AFTER SEEING HER VIDEO, \"PTSD and the Healing Power of Horses\" with Linda Tellington-Jones\" (Available to everyone on Facebook). \u003ca data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1000455111\/906fdaf2e4?share%3Dcopy\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1724202291911000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2t63ptK4QiQ0ohacfGnGl3\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1000455111\/906fdaf2e4?share=copy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/1000455111\/\u003cwbr\u003e906fdaf2e4?share=copy\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Standard\" style=\"text-indent: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eHello Donna! First, I want to than you for a wonderful interview yesterday with Linda Tellington-Jones. I am from Sweden but live in Norway now with my husband, 22 Shetland ponies, and 1 riding pony. I am an educated trainer and psychiatric nurse. I am writing a Master essay for the moment, and the team.... The accessibility of migrants to use equine-assisted therapy for trauma treatment associated with PTSD. I am very involved in the team, and happy to listen to you. Thank you. I can see it's not easy for me to get the book in Norway, but I hope I can get it and read it.... One more time, thank you!!! 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Why do victims sometimes go back?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive this book to friends, family, clergy, politicians, and of course to anyone you know who is in a situation where her husband is abusing her.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;\"\u003ePam Tibbitts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;\"\u003e is a U.S. Navy veteran, a retired Master Barber, a healed survivor who now is an educator about domestic violence, which is her passion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; color: black;\"\u003eShe is a proud mom of three wonderful sons. Her oldest son, Devon, is a graphic design artist. 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Click here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnika Miro, the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE REFLECTION OF THE WATER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esaid, \"My main concern is to give survivors of violence a voice and to show that they are not alone.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE REFLECTION OF THE WATER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a rich businessman is murdered. What about him led to this outcome? The investigation shines light on hidden perpetrator groups among the wealthy social abysses, and extreme and organized violence against children. The novel is exciting fiction, as it illuminates a hidden world that we wish did not exist, that we dissociate from our societal awareness. A victim's futile search for justice in the judicial system ends in an unusual solution, giving the suffering of survivors of extreme violence a voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Quote from Prof. Luise Reddemann, Doctor and Trauma Therapist: \"There are books that require courage, and this book is one of the bravest I know.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a great read! Despite my extensive knowledge of this kind of organized abuse, I was surprised by the findings of the capable investigator in this novel as she uncovers what underlies an apparently meaningless crime. The story is intriguing, and the reader will never guess what happened. The honest investigation and just outcome are very unlikely to happen in real life, but all victims of organized abuse will cheer when the results of the investigation are revealed. If you like to read intriguing mysteries, or if you just want to broaden your knowledge of the criminal world, this book is for you.\"              ~ Alison Miller, Retired Psychologist, Author of \u003cem\u003eDemystifying Mind Control and Ritual Abuse, Healing the Unimaginable, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e Becoming Yourself\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© 2025 Anika Miro in USA: Paperback ISBN: 979-8-9908953-6-2; \u003cbr\u003eKindle eBook: 979-8-9908953-7-9; \u003cbr\u003eLibrary of Congress Control Number: 2024922361\u003cbr\u003ePaperback:  $17.00, 257 pages; Kindle eBook: $8.99\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© 2023 * www.asanger.de ISBN: 978-3-89334-661-5 (GERMAN VERSION)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert D Reed Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41979913633853,"sku":"","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/9689\/files\/GabbyCover.jpg?v=1738211341"},{"product_id":"from-love-to-fear-the-chilling-truth-about-men-who-abuse-women-and-how-to-assist-their-escape","title":"FROM LOVE TO FEAR: The Chilling Truth about Men Who Abuse Women and How to Assist Their Escape","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"jexj95-6iw855-krb38z-5i140s\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" id=\"productTitle\"\u003eFROM LOVE TO FEAR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"jexj95-6iw855-krb38z-5i140s\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" id=\"productTitle\"\u003eThe Chilling Truth about Men Who Abuse Women and How to Assist Their Escape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"jexj95-6iw855-krb38z-5i140s\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\"\u003eby \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;field-author=Michael+J.+Groetsch\u0026amp;text=Michael+J.+Groetsch\u0026amp;sort=relevancerank\u0026amp;search-alias=books\" class=\"a-link-normal\"\u003eMichael J. Groetsch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWOMEN'S LIVES MATTER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/LOVE-FEAR-Chilling-Assist-Escape-ebook\/dp\/B0DTS644MT\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=\u0026amp;sr=\" title=\"From Love to Fear eBook\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso available as a Kindle eBook for $8.99\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Assessing the Danger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4JU1kBXYRzs\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatch the video: Assessing the Danger (click here)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Domestic Violence Vol 2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0Zbw2gG41mw\"\u003eDomestic Violence Vol. #2 Developing a Safety Plan for Victims CPI\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe opening Chapter of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFROM LOVE TO FEAR \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ereveals how very prevalent domestic violence is within the United States.\u003c\/strong\u003e While a woman is murdered by her husband or boyfriend every three to four hours of each day, domestic perpetrators frequently commit mass murder as well. Such casualties often include children, family members, and friends who try to protect her, and even the police who at times let their guard down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapters 2 and 3 not only discloses that all batterers are not all one and the same\u003c\/strong\u003e relative to their traits, behaviors, psychopathology, frequency of abuse, potential lethality, and the ability to respond to treatment, the chapters also provide readers with comprehensive methodologies in determining the specific type of batterer they are addressing. What is called the \u003cstrong\u003eBLAME (\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBatterer Lethality Assessment Model Evaluator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e (see image) places domestic batterers into 3 specific groups: Category One Situational Offender, Category Two Sporadic Batterer, and the Category Three Serial Batterer; Category One being the least dangerous, while Category Three is the most dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4 discusses and explores the many forms of treatment available for men who abuse their intimate partners,\u003c\/strong\u003e and refutes the theory that batterer intervention programs and other forms of treatment are effective in changing the violent behaviors of most domestic batterers. It also describes and discusses in detail the widely accepted myths that associate domestic violence with learned behavior, substance abuse, stress, socio-economics, and anger management issues. It also debunks defense attorneys who often claim that a domestic murder is a crime of passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapters 5, 6 and 7, provide readers, \u003c\/strong\u003eparticularly the police, judicial authorities, medical professionals, shelters workers, and therapists \u003cstrong\u003ewith the Best Practices to employ in addressing domestic perpetrators and the victims they abuse. \u003c\/strong\u003eThese chapters are extremely prescriptive in content and can be used by any and all professionals (and non-professionals) as a training tool in addressing such crimes of abuse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinally, the last 2 chapters, both 8 and 9, explain why many women choose to stay\u003c\/strong\u003e in such relationships and a detailed safety plan for those who want to get out. It also reveals the catastrophic emotional damage children experience after being exposed to domestic war zones and how to best prevent them from becoming future perpetrators and future victims themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEPILOGUE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs I drove through the streets of New Orleans, the city in which I was born, the piercing sounds of silence penetrated the stillness of night. Only 12 hours earlier, a man had emerged within the pretense of religion, and intentionally plowed his truck into a sea of people walking in the famed French Quarter. In the aftermath, 14 people were killed and dozens injured—innocent victims who found themselves caught within the inner rage of a relentless killer. They were celebrating the onset of 2025. It was New Year's Day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was later reported that the violent perpetrator was a man who used his extremist ideologies to justify his killings. It was also reported that prior to his incomprehensible wrath, the assailant had pondered the murder of his own family. Instead, he released his internal fury onto people he didn’t even know, and he was then shot and killed by the police.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the perpetrator’s traits and behaviors may appear similar to many of the men profiled within the content of this book, there are also differences. Like victims of domestic violence, however, the end result is often the same: mass casualties by men who seek to consume the bodies and souls of others. May God bless the victims; may God bless those families who now suffer within the darkness of eternal grief.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"_Toc188551661\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Toc188563122\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Toc188563570\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Toc188563122;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bookmark: _Toc188551661;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003eAuthor \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Groetsch\u003c\/strong\u003e, as Senior Probation Officer at New Orleans Municipal Court, was the founder of the first court-based program in Louisiana to specialize in domestic violence cases. During his 40-year tenure, he performed more than 50,000 lethality assessments of domestic perpetrators for the New Orleans City Attorney’s Office. He is recognized as a national expert and trainer on the types of men who abuse women, and how to protect their victims. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1983, Senator J. Bennett Johnson, from the State of Louisiana, recommended to the White House Administration that Groetsch be considered for a position on the Presidential Commission on Domestic Violence. Over the years, he has won numerous awards for his service to victims, including those from the U.S. Justice Department and the Attorney General’s Office of Louisiana. \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew Orleans Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e once cited Groetsch as “knowing more about batterers than any professional in the United States.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003eGroetsch is the author of two books and thirty editorials\/ essays on the topic of battering. In 1996, he also published one of the first domestic violence lethality models in the country. In 1997, a training film he assisted in producing, \u003c\/span\u003eAssessing the Danger, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003ewon the\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003eSilver Screen Award at the International Film and Video Festival held in Chicago. In 1998, his unique insights into batterers were published in the “Dear Abby” column and he later served as an advisor to readers who had questions relative to domestic abuse. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003eGroetsch is a founding board member of two battered women’s programs, and he has served on the City of New Orleans Domestic Violence Task Force for many years. He has also testified before the Louisiana Senate on the topic of battering, and assisted in the passage of the Louisiana Stalking Law.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003eAlthough he retired in 2017, in efforts to make our country safer for women who find themselves trapped in dangerous relationships, he continues to research, write, and train others in how to assist them in their escapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback book: 6 x 9, 248 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e979-8896923206\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOR BULK PRICING\u003c\/strong\u003e, Contact the publisher, Cleone Reed at cleonelreed@gmail.com or call 541-999-6125.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert D Reed Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41979937554493,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0621\/9689\/files\/LOVEtoFEARFINALFRONTCOVER-001.jpg?v=1738212983"},{"product_id":"selfs-stony-soil-trafficked-children-an-autobiographical-novella-in-verse","title":"Self's Stony Soil: Trafficked Children: An Autobiographical Novella in Verse","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"bvu9t4-7tsnbm-5uzg3t-usg8gf\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\" id=\"productTitle\"\u003eSelf's Stony Soil: Trafficked Children\u003cbr\u003eAn Autobiographical Novella in Verse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"bvu9t4-7tsnbm-5uzg3t-usg8gf\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\"\u003eby Wendy Hoffman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kindle of Self's Stony Soil by Wendy  Hoffman\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Selfs-Stony-Soil-Trafficked-Autobiographical-ebook\/dp\/B0F17J58YH\/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-cel-widget=\"productTitle\" data-csa-c-id=\"bvu9t4-7tsnbm-5uzg3t-usg8gf\" class=\"a-size-large celwidget\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelf's Stony Soil is available as a Kindle eBook for $5.99. 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This is her story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSelf's Stony Soil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003espeaks to the lifelong consequences to victims of sex trafficking and their efforts to reclaim their humanity and autonomy. Sex trafficking robs the individual of free will. It is demoralizing and soul-crushing. 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They thought they could silence her forever… and now she writes. So, we must listen, so we may hear the other children, children like Wendy, ‘children taught that they are nothing’ [from her poem: The 'Righteous'].”\u003cbr\u003e~ Ellen Lacter, Ph.D., \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributing Author to \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRitual Abuse in the Twenty-First Century: Psychological, Forensic, Social, and Political Implications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Randall Noblitt and Pamela Perskin-Noblitt (2008)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wendy Hoffman’s poems offer a raw and unflinching glimpse into the soul of a little girl trapped between sex trafficking and the desperate attempt to pretend these sights and sounds never happened. 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